TITLE 10. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUALCONDUCT AND ACTIVITY
CHAPTER 10-800. SAFETY
§10-829. Prohibition on Sale of Box Cutters and Similar Utility Knives to Persons Under the Age of Eighteen. [190]
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or offer
for sale, any box cutter or utility knife, razor or blade designed to be used in
conjunction with a box cutter or utility knife, to any person under eighteen
(18) years of age. For the purpose of this section the terms "box cutter" and
"utility knife" shall mean any tool or implement sold for the primary purpose of
cutting, which contains a knife, razor or blade which is either fixed in
position or retracts upon moving a release mechanism.
(2) No person who
sells or offers for sale box cutters or utility knives shall place such box
cutters or utility knives on open display so that such implements are accessible
to the public without the assistance of the person offering such implement for
sale, or his or her employee.
(3) The penalty for any person who
violates the provisions of this section is a fine of not more than three hundred
dollars ($300).